Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 30.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of United States, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$9.60
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$30.24
€28.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$411.89
€384.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$288.97
€269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Lithuania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$398.36
€372.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$35.04
€32.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$115.33
€107.73
|
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